Assembling tool



Oct. 21 1924 7 1,512,678

J..B. DES ROSIERS AS SEMBLING TOOL Fi. Jull 27. 1923 Patented @et 21, 1924.

UNVIED STAT ES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN IB. DES ROSERS, Clt1 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGN'OR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T KT'UTO @CHEM-NY, OF .PBJOVIDENCE, RHODE SLANZD.

ASSEMBLING TOOL.

appl-remos ined .my er, 1923.

To all fio/iom- Iit may concer/t.'

Be it known that l., JorrN B. DES Resinas, a citizen oit lthe United vStates, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and Sta-te of Rhode Island, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Assembling Tools, of which vthe toll-owing is s. specification.

This invention relates to an impro-ned .coi'istruction ofV assembling tool, .more particularlf7 employed in :the assembling ot certain parts of automobiles; and the object of this invention is to provide an improved construction of such a tool which consists in forming the tool in three distinct the tool to the minimum.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating my improved tool as applied to the ends of a series of brake parts to hold them in position during the assembling of the parts.

Figure 2 is a side elevation illustrating the bridge bar to the opposite ends of which the arms of my improved device are pivotally connected, and showing the arms open in parallel operative relation.

lf'igure 3 is a sectional edge view showing` the bridge bar with the side arms in section mounted at opposite ends and on opposite sides of said bar.

Figure 4- shows the. arms as 'folded upon the bar to lie side by side.

lt is found in practice in the assembling of brake parts of a certain type of motor vehicle, of great advantage to provide a U-shaped assembling tool adapted to engage the opposite ends of the several parts and hold them in alignment during the assembling operation of these parts.

llt is els@ .teerd .et admettre to tous Serial No. 654,270.

and at small expense vand .there is practicallyno waste of the stock; and second, by this .con-struction the parts may be folded .upon ythemselves thereby taking up Athe minimum amount fof space iior sto ng .and trans portation; and the ellowi g is a detailed description .off one construction of assembling ltool by which these `advantageous results may be accomplished:-

lNith reference to the drawings. l@ designates the bridge bar of the device which is preferably formed from a strip of sheet stock having its opposite ends l1 turned oit at rightl angles to the plane of the body portion and in opposite directions thereby forming stop shoulders 12 for the side arms 18. These side arms are preferably 4termed from stock of substantially the same width and thickness as that of the bridge bar, each being pivoted at 14E near the opposite ends of the bar, preferably with a. hollow rivet, the end of the arm about the rivet being circular permitting it to swing on its rivet from open to closed position, as illustrated in Figure t.

The back edge portion of each arm adjacent the rivet is preferably laterally or rearwardly offset as at l forming a shoulder which is adapted to rest upon the stop edge 12 on its adjacent bent back end l1 whereby when the arm is swung to open position it is positiv-ely held in proper parallel alignment with the opposite arm, and by engagement ot this shoulder with this edge a shearing action on the bent back edge of the bar is necessary before the arm can be forced back il out of its proper alignment.

By mounting the arms on tubular rivets a ring or other attaching device may be inserted into the eye, if desired.

My improved assembling tool is extremely simple and practical in construction, may be made practically without waste of any of the stock; `may be assembled at the mint mum expense; may be folded to take up the minimum space for transportation and stoage and when the arms are swung to open position it forms a strong and durable tool to facilitate the assembling of the parts ot a motor vehicle.

The foregoing description is directed sole@ ly towards the construction illustrated, but I d-esire it te be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim: Y

l. An assembling tool having a bridge bar, a pair of side arms pivot-ally connected to said bar in spaced relation to stand paralllel with each other and provide arworl-engaging yoke, said arms being foldable to lie side by side. Y

2. An assembling tool having a bridge bar a pair of side arms pivotally connected in spaced relation to said bar, a stop on said bar to cause said arms to stand parallel witl each other when swung into operative position, and said arms being adapted to be folded inwardly toward each other.

3. An assembling tool having a bridge bar, a. pair of side arms pivotally connected to opposite ends and on opposite sides of said bar, said ends being turned in opposite directions to provide a stop for its adjacent arm whereby said arms are caused to stand substantially parallel with each other when swung to operative position.

il. An assembling tool having a bridge bar with turned back stop ends and a pair of side arms pivotally connected to opposite ends of said bar, each arm adjacent its jointI having a shoulder on its back edge to engage and form a stop on its turned back bar end to limit its opening swing whereby said arms will stand parallel with each other when in operative position.

5. An assembling tool having a bridge bar and a pair of side arms, each formed from a narrow strip of metal. one end of each arm being connected to each of the opposite ends of said bar and a stop adjacent the peint of connection for pre\fenting said arms from spreading from parallel relation whereby a U-shaped tool is formed when the arms are in working posit-ion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa ture.

JOHN B. DES ROSIERS. 

